Armrest



w. J. MCPAHTLAND.

ARMREST. APPLICATION FILEDr AUG.9, |920.

' Patented May 17, 1921.

2-SHEETS-SHEET I.

ifa-f W. l. MCPARTL'AND.

ARMREST. APPLICATION FILED AUG.9, 1920.

Patented May 17,1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ATTORNEY cars, and the like.

IuNrri-:D fs-'rA-Tiis PATENT oFFlcE,

WALTER TAKES IOPABTLAND, 0F CAMBRIDGE, IASSACHUSETTS.

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To all wlwm it may co'lwewi:

Be it knownfthat-I, WAMER JAMEs M'cl' PAnTrAND, a citizen vof the-United States, Aresiding at Cambridge in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Amrests, of which the following is a specification.

- The obj ect of my present invention is the provision of an advantageous arm rest designed more especiall .for use in combination with the seats o automobiles, railway To the attainment of the foregoing the 1nvention consists in the improvement as j hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, hereby made a part hereofz- Figure 1 is a view illustrating one embodiment. of my invention as ,roperly arranged relatively to the seat cusliion and back of an automobile or car seat.

2 is a similar view of a modification.

Fig. 3 is a View of the same character of of a. second modification.

Fig. 4 is a view disclosing a third modiication.

Figs. 5 and 6 are views of a fourth modiicaticn. A v

Fig. 7 is a view of a fifth modification.

-. Fig. 8 is a view of a sixth modification.

Fig. 9 is a view of a seventh modification.- In all of the embodiments illustrated with the exception of Figs. 8 and'9 the arm rest indicated by 1 is adjustable in the direction of the length of the seat -cushion'2- and the seat back 3. f Y

. By reference to Figil it will be understood that the embodiment therein includes a support 4 for the arm'rest 1. The said support 4 is shaped to straddle the seat cushion 2 transversely, and at itsV ends'theA said support 4 is provided with horizontall disposed sleeves 5. These sleeves 5 are sli l ably arranged on bars 6 and 7 in parallelism with the seat cushion 2; the bar 6 being fixed in front of the seat cushion 2, and the bar 7 being iixed in interposed relation to the seat cushion 2 andthe 'back 3. By virture of the said construction the support 4 with. the arm rest 1 thereon may be quickly and. easily adjusted toV any 'point in the len h of the seat cushion 2 so as to comforts. 1y

, support the arm of a person seated on the seat cushion 2 at an intermediate point in` the length thereof. l

Specication of Letters Patent. i Animation nica august 9.1920. serial No'. 402,143.

Patented In the modification shown in Fig. 2 a bar 7a is fixed lengthwise of theseat cushion 2 at a point between the back of said seat cushion 2 and the seat back 3, and in con- May 17, 1921.

junction with the said bar 78L is employedI asupport 4 for the armrest 1; the said support 4 being in the form of an arm with av sleeve '5' at the lower end thereof slidably `arranged on the bar 7a. In this embodiment the bar 7 and the sleeve 5 are of.

rectangular or other angular form in cross'y section' so that the bar 7L andthe sleeve will coperate to prevent canting'nof the support 4a. In -this embodiment alsdthe Aarm rest. 1 may be expeditiously and'feasily located at any desired point in the length ofthe v be readil adjusted in the direction of the' length o the seat cushion 2 so as toposi tion the arm rest 1 at any desired point in the length of the seat'cushion. When, however, the weight of a person is im osed on theseat cushion 2, such weight will e amV le to prevent canting of the support 4b. he upri ht portion of the support 4b is preferab y in sections, one section socketed in the other and adjustably fixed to such other by a set screw 4, as shown. I would also have it understood that when -deemed ex edient the*k plate 7b can be screwed or ot erwise fixed to the underside of the cushion 2. v

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4 the support for the arm rest 1 is in the form of a yoke 4. -The said yoke or support 4 is adapted to straddle the seat back 3 and be adjusted len hwise thereof and to be adjustably fixe tojthe seat back through the medium of a clamp indicated b 12. The said oke or support 4 is pre erabl adjustable as to width to t it to seat acks of various thicknesses, and its forward pendv referably adjustable as to ent portion is len h so that t e arm rest can belocated in wor 'n position at various heights.'

It wi also be noted that inthe embodiment shown in Fig. 4 the-arm rest 1 is.

i hingedly connected at 1-3 to a member lof the its pendent portion of the yoke or support 4. By virtue of this provision the device as a whole may be conveniently foldedv when not in use.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6 'straps 14 of leather or other appropriate material are secured lengthwise above the seat 2, and a support 4d, is slidably arranged on the said straps so as to be susceptible of adjustment in the direction in the length of the seat. The. said support 4d is provided with an arm 4 and by the said arm 4 is carried the arm rest l.

The modilication shown in Fig. 7 is generally analogous to that shown in'Fig. 3.

In the said embodiment of Fig?, however,l A

the support 4f rises from the plate 7 at the front of the seat cushion 2.

In the modification shown in 8 the support 4S that carries the arm rest 1 is screwed at 15 to a part of the seat while in modification shoewn in Fig. 9 the support 4h for the arm rest 1 is stepped at its lower end in a bracket 16, appropriately fixed to the fioor of an automobile,'railway car or the like.

In the` Fig. 8 embodiment the support 4 j is preferably seated in a socket, carried by a plate, fixed to the front of the seat as shown. I

It will be observed that the embodiments shown in Figs. 8 and 9 lack; the capacity of adjustment in the dire'ctionon the length of the seat cushion A2. The said embodiments, however, are advantageous in that theirparts overhang the seat cushion 2, and also in that their arm rests l are conveniently disposed abovethe seat cushion.

Having described 'my invention, what I claim and desire to secure vby Letters-Patent, is

` An arm rest for use in conjunction with the seats of automobiles, railway cars and the like, comprising an arm rest, a support therefor adjustable longitudinally 'of a seat, and longitudinal connections in parallellsm to the seat and on which the support is adjustable; the support being maintained above the seat whereby the arm rest' ma be positioned at various points intermedlate of the` ends of said seat.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WALTER .miss ncrnmun; 

